International Coalition for the Decade

On 10 November 1998, theUnited Nations General Assemblyproclaimed the first decade of the 21st century and the third millennium, the years 2001 to 2010, as theInternational Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World.

Since 2001, some national NGOs coalitions promoting the Decade have been established in several countries, including Austria, France, Italy and the Netherlands. These national coalitions along with international organizations decided to found theInternational Coalition for the Decadefor the Culture of Peace and Nonviolence in June 2003.

Its office is based inParisand its president isChristian Renoux(France).

Members of the International Coalition

National Coalitions (11):

Comitato italiano per il Decennio (Italy)
Coordination béninoise pour la Décennie (Benin)
Coordination canadienne pour la Décennie (Canada)observing member
Coordination congolaise pour la Décennie (Democratic Republic of Congo)observing member
Coordination française pour la Décennie (France)
Coordination marocaine pour la Décennie (Morocco)
Coordination togolaise pour la Décennie (Togo)
Kooperation für des Frieden (Germany)observing member
Österreichisches Netzwerk für Frieden und Gewaltfreiheit (Austria)
Plateforme congolaise pour la Décennie (Congo-Brazzaville)
Platform voor een Cultuur van Vrede en Geweldloosheid (Netherlands)

International Associations (15):

AssociationMontessoriInternationale
Caritas internationalis
Church and Peace
FIACAT(International Federation of ACAT, Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture)
Franciscans International
Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers)
Initiatives of ChangeInternational
International Fellowship of Reconciliation(IFOR)
Pax ChristiInternational
Pax Romana / ICMICA [(http:// paxromanausa.org^{[permanent dead link‍]}])
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peaceobserving member
Réseau Foi, Culture et Education (Central Africa)
Servicio Paz y Justiciaen América Latina (SERPAJ)observing member
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom(WILPF)
World Council of Churches(WCC)observing member

Honorary Board

Tenzin Gyatso,14thDalai Lama,Nobel Peace PrizeLaureate
Mairead CorriganMaguire,Nobel Peace PrizeLaureate
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel,Nobel Peace PrizeLaureate
Joseph Rotblat(†),Nobel Peace PrizeLaureate
Desmond Tutu,Nobel Peace PrizeLaureate
Elise Boulding,Author
Anwarul Karim Chowdhury,Former UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative
Hildegard Goss-Mayr,Niwano Peace PrizeLaureate
Rev. Dr.Samuel Kobia,Secretary-General of the World Council of Churches
CardinalRenato Raffaele Martino,President of thePontifical Council for Justice and Peace
Federico Mayor,President of the Fundación Cultura de Paz
QueenNoor of Jordan
Andrea Riccardi,Founder of theCommunity of Sant'Egidio,Niwano Peace PrizeLaureate
Marshall Rosenberg,Director of Educational Services,Center for Nonviolent Communication

International Salon for Peace Initiatives

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